Chapter 41: The Situation
Su Xiao took out the design drawing and spread it flat on the bed.
First, there were two empty slots for the main materials.
The first slot was for placing a biological-type Imperial Artifact. Su Xiao looked at the test tube lying on the bed.
The test tube was about half a meter tall, filled with a pale green solution. Soaking inside the solution was a white puppy that looked like a plush toy.
This was originally an Imperial Artifact of the Empire, named Beast Transformation: Hundred-Armed Giant. Its user was a military girl named Seru Yubikitas, a member of the Hunters unit in the original story.
The fact that this Imperial Artifact appeared on the Revolutionary Army's side indicated that Seru Yubikitas was already dead.
In the original story, Seru Yubikitas fought against Hill and others from the Night Raid. In the end, Seru Yubikitas barely won, the Night Raid was defeated, Hill died, and the others escaped.
Now, however, Seru Yubikitas was dead while Hill was still alive. There must have been interference from Contractors.
Su Xiao took out Dragon-Slaying Flash, slashed open the top of the test tube with one strike, and pulled out the plush-toy-like puppy inside. The forty-centimeter-long puppy remained motionless, clearly indicating a poor compatibility with Su Xiao.
He checked the attributes of Beast Transformation: Hundred-Armed Giant. The selling price of this item was as high as 3% World Source.
Su Xiao placed Beast Transformation: Hundred-Armed Giant into the main slot of the design drawing.
Upon selection, the Beast Transformation: Hundred-Armed Giant in his hand rapidly shrank, and eventually, a puppy-shaped icon appeared in the main slot.
The main slot also required the essence of a dangerous species in addition to the biological Imperial Artifact. Su Xiao had that too, so he took out the essence of the Giant Wolf Fenrir.
He embedded it into the design drawing as well. This time, two chibi-style images appeared in the main slot: a wolf and a dog.
What does wolf + dog equal? A wolfdog? Su Xiao wasn't sure, but for some reason, he had a vague sense of foreboding.
He composed himself and waited for the system to judge the compatibility between the two. Only if the compatibility exceeded 60% could the synthesis continue.
The result made Su Xiao overjoyed. Now he just needed to fill all the sub-material slots.
Su Xiao had obtained a total of six Imperial Artifacts this time. Excluding the biological one, he had five left.
Previously, he had also obtained three Imperial Artifacts in the Imperial Capital. So now, he had a total of eight Imperial Artifacts in his possession.
The sub-material slots could hold a maximum of seven Imperial Artifacts, leaving one spare.
After selecting from the eight Imperial Artifacts, Su Xiao ultimately kept the fiery red longsword. He had a conjecture but wasn't sure if it could be realized.
The main slots of the Imperial Artifact modification blueprint were fully embedded, and the sub-slots were also fully filled. The entire parchment was now covered with patterns of various Imperial Artifacts.
The Empire had a total of forty-eight Imperial Artifacts. This parchment alone contained eight of them. If the Empire or the Revolutionary Army found out about this parchment's existence, both sides would hunt him to the ends of the earth.
"Hoo~."
Su Xiao let out a long breath. He was also a bit nervous at this moment. Almost all the Imperial Artifacts he had harvested since entering the Akame ga Kill world were here. These Imperial Artifacts could be sold for World Source.
"Begin synthesis."
After Su Xiao confirmed, the entire parchment emitted a white light, and the eight Imperial Artifacts on it gradually dissolved.
Roar!!
A beastly roar came, the phantom of the Giant Wolf Fenrir.
The giant wolf's eyes were filled with unwillingness, as if it knew its consciousness would dissipate if this continued.
But this design drawing was an item certified by Reincarnation Paradise. Su Xiao had never seen any creature capable of resisting the power of Reincarnation Paradise.
The design drawing gradually calmed down. The entire parchment began to shrink, eventually forming a football-sized metal sphere. The metal sphere was squirming, as if some kind of life was gestating inside.
Su Xiao tried to touch the metal sphere, and a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
Su Xiao pressed his hand on the metal sphere, intending to store it in his storage space.
Su Xiao's expression changed. He couldn't store it in the storage space. This was a very bad sign.
He couldn't hold on much longer. He had already experienced mental exhaustion earlier, and now his head was splitting with pain. He urgently needed rest.
If he didn't rest, encountering an enemy during this time would be very troublesome. His combat effectiveness would be at most less than 50%.
Toughing it out for eight hours was clearly not an option. He took out some metal wires from his storage space and set up alarm devices in the room and on the door using the wires.
He connected three small-yield bombs to the metal wires. If someone entered, the bombs would trigger. Although they wouldn't kill the enemy, they would serve as a good alarm.
After setting all this up, he felt lightheaded. He collapsed onto the bed, and within seconds, he fell into a deep sleep. Although it was somewhat risky, he had no choice.
At the same time, in a mountainous area several kilometers away, a long-haired beautiful girl was slumped on the ground. She was Chelsea, who had been tracking Su Xiao.
Chelsea was now disheveled, the headphones on her head had disappeared, and she looked extremely disheveled.
"What the hell, does this guy have persecution paranoia? Setting up over twenty traps along the way."
Chelsea forcefully pried the animal trap off the toe of her shoe. This thing had nearly broken her beautiful leg.
"I don't have the strength to continue chasing anymore. There must be many more traps along the way. At this rate, I might die before I even catch up to the enemy."
Chelsea's eyes vigilantly observed her surroundings. On the journey tracking Su Xiao, she felt like the entire world was targeting her.
"Persecution paranoia, pervert, I hate the Dark Division!"
Chelsea punched the ground and leaned her body against a large rock.
"I'll rest for a while and then continue the chase."
Although she said she would rest for a while, Chelsea's breathing became more and more even, and she clearly fell asleep.
Chelsea's tracking ability was not weak. She could still follow Su Xiao even after he had concealed his tracks.
But Chelsea didn't know that if she continued to pursue, there were all kinds of surprises waiting for her.
To prevent being tracked by the enemy, Su Xiao had set up a large number of traps along the way. Some traps were easy to detect, while others were very difficult to notice.
The effects of Su Xiao's raid on the Revolutionary Army headquarters would soon become apparent. He had been wearing the uniform of the Third Dark Division the entire time. As long as the Revolutionary Army wasn't stupid, they would know he was from the Empire.
Moreover, the Revolutionary Army had lost an important cadre, Najeshitan, which only added fuel to the fire.
In Su Xiao's original plan, the Revolutionary Army might not have declared open war on the Empire for at least ten days.
This time, Su Xiao's judgment was somewhat off. After the Revolutionary Army's soldiers returned empty-handed, the leader of the Revolutionary Army was enraged and ordered the immediate assembly of troops to attack the Imperial Capital.
The Revolutionary Army had long been prepared. This incident was just the fuse. The Revolutionary Army was like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. Su Xiao's actions were like dumping a basin of red-hot charcoal onto that powder keg.
A war that would change the world pattern was about to begin.